Riot police were deployed on Saturday after protesters stormed Madrid, calling out Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for his delayed response to last week's catastrophic floods in Valencia.Footage shows officers and demonstrators facing off near the ruling Socialist Party's (PSOE) headquarters on Calle de Ferraz. Riot police are seen firing tear gas as masked protesters kick down control barriers.Valencia was hit by unprecedented flooding last week as the DANA storm flooded roads and destroyed homes, killing at least 215 people, according to Spain's interior ministry on Monday, with the number of fatalities expected to rise.Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced an aid package for Valencia amounting to 10.6 billion euros and said around 15,000 troops were deployed to the region. Authorities have been criticised for their response to the disaster. On Sunday angry protesters threw mud at Sanchez, King Felipe and Queen Letizia shouting 'murderers' and 'get out'.Sanchez met with EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday, who said the bloc had activated the Copernicus satellite system, an earth monitoring programme, to help coordinate rescue efforts and pledged that the EU will help Spain.
Riot police were deployed on Saturday after protesters stormed Madrid, calling out Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for his delayed response to last week's catastrophic floods in Valencia.Footage shows officers and demonstrators facing off near the ruling Socialist Party's (PSOE) headquarters on Calle de Ferraz. Riot police are seen firing tear gas as masked protesters kick down control barriers.Valencia was hit by unprecedented flooding last week as the DANA storm flooded roads and destroyed homes, killing at least 215 people, according to Spain's interior ministry on Monday, with the number of fatalities expected to rise.Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced an aid package for Valencia amounting to 10.6 billion euros and said around 15,000 troops were deployed to the region. Authorities have been criticised for their response to the disaster. On Sunday angry protesters threw mud at Sanchez, King Felipe and Queen Letizia shouting 'murderers' and 'get out'.Sanchez met with EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday, who said the bloc had activated the Copernicus satellite system, an earth monitoring programme, to help coordinate rescue efforts and pledged that the EU will help Spain.
Riot police were deployed on Saturday after protesters stormed Madrid, calling out Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for his delayed response to last week's catastrophic floods in Valencia.Footage shows officers and demonstrators facing off near the ruling Socialist Party's (PSOE) headquarters on Calle de Ferraz. Riot police are seen firing tear gas as masked protesters kick down control barriers.Valencia was hit by unprecedented flooding last week as the DANA storm flooded roads and destroyed homes, killing at least 215 people, according to Spain's interior ministry on Monday, with the number of fatalities expected to rise.Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced an aid package for Valencia amounting to 10.6 billion euros and said around 15,000 troops were deployed to the region. Authorities have been criticised for their response to the disaster. On Sunday angry protesters threw mud at Sanchez, King Felipe and Queen Letizia shouting 'murderers' and 'get out'.Sanchez met with EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday, who said the bloc had activated the Copernicus satellite system, an earth monitoring programme, to help coordinate rescue efforts and pledged that the EU will help Spain.